From the Office of the State Fire Marshal: Deputy State Fire Marshals have charged, John Wayne Maatta 2nd, 32, after determining he was responsible for setting a fire inside the bedroom of his townhouse he shared with seven other people. On April 9, 2017 at 10:39 PM, Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company and surrounding fire departments […]
Inmate Flown to Shock Trauma Following Suicide Attempt at Detention Center
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: On Tuesday, February 14, 2017, at approximately 4:23 pm, deputies at the Harford County Detention Center were alerted to an unsuccessful suicide attempt by an inmate. Medical attention was rendered and the inmate was subsequently transported by air to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center. Injuries at this […]
Man Commits Suicide in Vehicle after Standoff with Aberdeen Police
From the Aberdeen Police Department: On Monday, October 3, 2016 at approximately 12:19 PM, officers from the Aberdeen Police Department responded to the 700 block of Walker Street for a report of a suicidal man armed with a handgun. Officers arrived quickly; however, the male, 62, had fled the 700 block of Walker Street in […]
Suicidal Man Shoots Himself in Parking Lot of Aberdeen Walmart
From the Aberdeen Police Office: On Thursday, September 15, 2016 at approximately 7:50 PM, officers from the Aberdeen Police Department responded to Walmart, located at 645 South Philadelphia Boulevard, for a report of a suicidal man in a vehicle. Officers arrived and quickly located the suicidal man, 29, seated in a parked vehicle on the […]
Barricade in Bel Air Ends in Suicide; Opening of Patterson Mill Middle/High School Delayed
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: A Harford County man is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound that occurred in a residence located in the 2000 block of Stratton Court in Bel Air. At approximately 1:34 a.m., on Monday, August 29, Patrol Deputies assigned to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office Southern Precinct were dispatched for […]
Suicidal Man Shoots at Police in Bel Air; Injured and Arrested When Deputies Fire Back
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: Earlier today, Deputies from the Harford County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Division were involved in the non-fatal shooting of an adult male in the 2000 block of Stratton Court in Bel Air, MD. At approximately 12:10 p.m. on Thursday, April 21st, Patrol Deputies assigned to the Harford County Sheriff’s […]
Police Respond to Apparent Suicide at Bel Air Parking Garage Monday Morning
From the Bel Air Police Department: On Monday March 7, 2016 at approximately 07:58 am, Bel Air Police Officers responded to the area of the Bel Air Parking garage on South Hickory Avenue for a suicide. Upon arrival, officers observed a subject on the driveway entrance on the Pennsylvania Avenue side of the garage. Bel […]
35-Yr-Old Man Dead Following Stand-Off, Deputy-Involved Shooting in Abingdon
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: Deputies from the Harford County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Division were involved in the fatal shooting of a 35 year old male in the 300 block of Althea Court in Bel Air. Patrol Deputies assigned to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office Southern Precinct were dispatched for the report of […]
